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Amine Benmassaoud

ResearcherMcGill University

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Amine Benmassaoud

Researcher

Health Sciences

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
22 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 6 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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Latest papers

Protocol for OPAL: Online prehabilitation for patients with cirrhosis awaiting liver transplantation - A multicentre randomized controlled trial.
Contemporary clinical trials · 2026
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Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association · 2026 · first author
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Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association · 2026 · first author

All 40 publications

Latest funding

A Nutrition Intervention to Prevent Hepatic Encephalopathy in Patients undergoing Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Insertion for Refractory Ascites: A Pilot Multicentre Randomized Controlled Trial (SUPPRESS-HE Pilot Trial)
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$309,826
Prophylactic EUS-guided gastroenterostomy in advanced periampullary cancers: A multicenter randomized controlled trial (INTERCEPT study)
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$795,600
Impact of Multimodal Prehabilitation Program on High Cardiovascular Risk Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery - Feasibility Study
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$130,050

All 3 grants and awards

40 publications.

Protocol for OPAL: Online prehabilitation for patients with cirrhosis awaiting liver transplantation - A multicentre randomized controlled trial.

Cruz C, Mak C, Selzner N, Brahmania M, Marquez V, Khan MQ, Benmassaoud A, Velazquez CM, Niazi M, Bémeur C, Hogue C, Gillis C, Alemayehu W, Hyde A, Quintanilha M, Ezekowitz J, Spence JC, Ismond K, Rose CF, Prado CM, McNeely ML, Tandon P, all OPAL study investigators

Contemporary clinical trials2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2026.108415 PMID: 42521011

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Benmassaoud A, Chen YI

Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association2026First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2026.01.009 PMID: 41577067

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Benmassaoud A, Chen YI

Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association2026First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2026.01.004 PMID: 41544832

International Expert Delphi Consensus on Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Portosystemic Pressure Gradient: Best Practices and Future Directions.

Wang TJ, Chang K, Rubin RA, Salgia R, Shami V, Watson A, Khara HS, Yeaton P, Adler DG, Bazarbashi AN, Benmassaoud A, Chen YI, Diehl DL, Draganov P, Duarte-Rojo A, Eves M, Fortune BE, Frandah WW, Gines A, Gjeorgjievski M, Henry ZH, James M, Jirapinyo P, Joshi T, Kankotia R, Khurana S, Kumar S, Kwo PY, Laleman W, Larghi AL, Mahon BS, McHenry SA, Mehta MJ, Mony S, Nilsson JE, Park WG, Sack J, Samarasena J, Santopaolo F, Teoh AY, Van Der Merwe S, Zucker SD, Ryou M

Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2025.12.007 PMID: 41412540

Clinical Efficacy of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Gastroenterostomy, Enteral Stenting, and Surgical Gastrojejunostomy for Malignant Gastric Outlet Obstruction: A Network Meta-Analysis.

Peng YN, Faucher-Jabado G, Benmassaoud A, Martel M, Al Alawi S, Chapelle N, Albader F, Ahmed N, Metrakos P, Chaudhury P, Zogopoulos G, Calo NC, Spadaccini M, Barkun J, Barkun A, Chen YI

Gastrointestinal endoscopy2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2026.07.038 PMID: 42546781

Interobserver agreement in the assessment of active bleeding at endoscopy in patients with cirrhosis and acute variceal bleeding.

Tripon S, Benmassaoud A, Bureau C, Mallet M, Thabut D, Rudler M

Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2026.03.021 PMID: 42036278

EUS-Guided Liver Biopsy and Portal Pressure Measurement Compared With a Transjugular Approach: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Benmassaoud A, Bessissow A, Samoukovic G, Wong P, Zhao X, Deschenes M, Sebastiani G, Cabrera T, Valenti D, Boucher LM, Pelage JP, Muchantef K, Cardenas A, Givis MA, White S, Bousquet-Dion G, Waked C, Jacques J, Rahme E, Geraci O, Martel M, Barkun A, Maedler-Kron C, Chen YI

Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association2026First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2025.09.025 PMID: 41046961

Low muscle mass predicts liver-related outcomes in cirrhosis, independent of portal hypertension: A retrospective cohort study.

Abow-Mohamed I, Alabdulkarim B, Zhao X, Kablawi D, Desgagné E, Deschenes M, Wong P, Chen T, Sebastiani G, Rehany B, Abu-Nada M, Valenti D, Bessissow A, Benmassaoud A

Canadian liver journal2026Senior author

DOI: 10.3138/canlivj-2025-0038 PMID: 42404990

Feasibility, safety, and effectiveness of prehabilitation programs in patients awaiting liver transplantation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Abow-Mohamed I, Martel M, Janaudis-Ferreira T, Gillis C, Geraci O, Albader F, Chen YI, Boruff J, Carli F, Tandon P, Bessissow A, Benmassaoud A

American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.ajt.2026.01.007 PMID: 41654085

Advances in the diagnosis and management of clinically significant portal hypertension in cirrhosis: A narrative review.

Xie XY, Benmassaoud A

World journal of hepatology2025Senior author

DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v17.i6.104761 PMID: 40606915

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Amine Benmassaoud

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Protocol for OPAL: Online prehabilitation for patients with cirrhosis awaiting liver transplantation - A multicentre randomized controlled trial.

Reply.

Reply.

International Expert Delphi Consensus on Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Portosystemic Pressure Gradient: Best Practices and Future Directions.

Clinical Efficacy of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Gastroenterostomy, Enteral Stenting, and Surgical Gastrojejunostomy for Malignant Gastric Outlet Obstruction: A Network Meta-Analysis.

Interobserver agreement in the assessment of active bleeding at endoscopy in patients with cirrhosis and acute variceal bleeding.

EUS-Guided Liver Biopsy and Portal Pressure Measurement Compared With a Transjugular Approach: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Low muscle mass predicts liver-related outcomes in cirrhosis, independent of portal hypertension: A retrospective cohort study.

Feasibility, safety, and effectiveness of prehabilitation programs in patients awaiting liver transplantation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Advances in the diagnosis and management of clinically significant portal hypertension in cirrhosis: A narrative review.

A Nutrition Intervention to Prevent Hepatic Encephalopathy in Patients undergoing Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Insertion for Refractory Ascites: A Pilot Multicentre Randomized Controlled Trial (SUPPRESS-HE Pilot Trial)

Prophylactic EUS-guided gastroenterostomy in advanced periampullary cancers: A multicenter randomized controlled trial (INTERCEPT study)

Impact of Multimodal Prehabilitation Program on High Cardiovascular Risk Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery - Feasibility Study

Frequent collaborators

Yen-I Chen

Giada Sebastiani

Talat Bessissow

Alan Barkun

Alan Barkun

Waqqas Afif

Alain Bitton

Jeffrey Barkun

Chelsia Gillis

Amal Bessissow

Puneeta Tandon

Nauzer Forbes

Bertrand Lebouché

Bertrand Lebouché

Ashley Hyde

Mina Niazi

Elham Rahme

Justin Ezekowitz

Nazia Selzner

Marc Rodger

Tania Janaudis-Ferreira

Caroline Reinhold